Stationary wash-stand



(No Model.)

L. E. BATHRlCK.

STATIONARY WASH STAND.

No. 450,801. Patented Apr. 21, 1891.

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LEXVIS EMERSON BATIIRICK, OF IASSAIO, NEW' JERSEY.

STATIONARY WASH-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,801, dated April2l, 1891.

Application filed April 16, 1890.

To LZZ who/1t t may concern:

Be it known that I, Lewis EMERsoN BATH- RIOK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Valve for StationarylVaslrStauds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to valves for stationary wash-stands; and it hasfor its object to constructa device of this class which shall be simple,convenient, and easily manipulated, and by means of which the plug andchain ordinarily employed shall be dispensed with.

W ith these ends in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts, which will behereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l l is a vertical sectional viewshowing my invention applied to a stationary wash-stand of ordinaryconstruction. Fig. 2 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, of thevalve detached.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in the figures of thedrawings.

1 designates the stationary wash-bowl, which is mounted in the usualmanner to the under side of the top plate 2, which may be of wood,marble, metal, or other suitable material. The bottoni of the bowl hasthe drainpipe 3, which is flanged at its upper edge and provided withthe check-nut al., by means of which it is secured in position.

5 designates the casing of my improved valve, which comprises averticalpipe G,hav ing alateral extension 7. A seat S for a conical valve 9 isformed transversely in the pipe 6 and its lateral extension. The saidconical valve 9 is provided with a recess 10, having a cap 11, providedwith a perforation 12, through which extends the valve-stein 13, whichis provided within the recess 10 with a ball 14., whereby the saidvalve-stein is jointed loosely and yet securely to the valve in such amanner that the latter may at all times easily reach its seat. Thelateral extension 7 of the valve-casing is provided with a cap 15, intowhich is screwed a curved segmental pipe 16, the upper end of which eX-tends through and is secured to the top 2 by Serial No. 348,221.

(No model.)

The operation of this invention will be readily understood from theforegoing` description, taken in connection with the drawings heretoannexed. The guide-tube 1G of the valve-stein being segmental in shape,as described, will permit the said valve-stem to be easily manipulated,so as to disengage the valve from its seat, thus permitting the contentsof the bowl to escape through the drain-pipes 6 and 19. Then the knob orhandle 18 of the valve-stem is released,the valve will readily drop backto its seat, sealing the same closely. Owing to the universal jointbetween the valve and its stem, the valve will have no difficulty infinding its seat at any time. The guide-tube for the valve-stem beingextended above the level of the upper edge of the bowl, there will be nopossibility of water overflowing through the said tube.

The construction of my improved valve is very simple and inexpensive,and it will be found durable and efficient in use.

I would have it understood that while I have in the foregoing describedwhat I consider to be a preferable construction of my invention, I donot wish to limit myself as to the details of the saine. Thus, forinstance, a valve of a different construction from the one herein shownand described might be employed with equally satisfactory results.Again, while it is the intention to connect the valve with its stem by auniversal joint, it is by no means essential that the ball-and` socketjoint herein described should at all times be used.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combinationof the bowl secured to the under side of the slab or top plate, theoutletpipe, the valve-casing secured to the outlet-pipe and having thetransversely-movable conical plug or valve, the segmentallycurvedguide-tube connecting the valvecas ing with the slab or top plate, andthe valve- IOO stern extending through and movable longitudinally insaid guide-tube and through apertoration in the slab or top plate,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the bowl having the outlet-pipe, the Valve-casingat the lower end of the latter and having an outlet-pipe at its lowerend, a conical plug or Valve movable transversely in the easing, and asegmental valve-stem extending through the top plate or slab, to theunder side of which the bowl is secured, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the top plate or slab, the bowl secured to theunder side ofthe latter, the escape-pipe, a valve-easing, atransversely-movable valve arranged in the latter7

